On the third wish, the first story, the main character wants to bring his son back to the dead, because of the monster that occurred. “You’re afraid of your son,” she cried, struggling. Let me go. I’m coming, Herbert. I’m coming.” “He heard the creaking of the bolt as it came slowly back, and at the same moment, he found the monkey’s paw, and frantically breathed his third and last wish. “While, the other story, the main character doesn't wish for anything, because he thinks that he has all that he needs in his life. “Not likely,” he answered serenely. “Two wishes were enough for me, I reckon. I’ve learned that even if your wishes are granted, they don’t always better you. I’ll stay faithful to …show more content…
We see that the first story includes a man who is trying to make up his mind about his son and wants money. But in the second story, we see a man who wants to just have a complete relationship with someone but realizes that's not what he needs. They both struggle with what they want to spend their wishes on, but realize that sometimes asking for too much might just end up bad. They both ask for something they need and ask for someone, but also only one story asks for one thing, the woman, and the other story asks for different things. We can see how being greedy can affect one’s life, and how people should be grateful for what they have, and not ask for too much, because you never know how important and valuable things are to you until you lose